Combined cut-off and strainer for water-pipes.



No. 878,850. PATENTBD PEB. 11, 1908.

` J. A. YOUNG.

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GOMBIED CUT-OPE' AND STRA'INER FOR WATER PIPES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, 1906.

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JOSEPH A. YOUNG, OF BELLEVUE, IOWA.

COMBINED CUT-OFF AND STRAINER FOR WATER-PIPES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 3| 1906- Serial No. 299271.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

To allwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH A. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bellevue, in the county of Jackson and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Out- Off and Strainer forWater-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combination strainer and cut-off for rain-pipes, and more especially in the nature of an improvement and addition to Letters Patent granted and issued to me on the 28th day of March 1901 and No. 674,993.

The following specification will set out in detail the improvements which constitute my invention, when taken in connection with the drawings accompanying the same and forming a part hereof.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of my device. Fig. 2, is a vertical section of Fig. l. Fig. 3, is a side view of the screen or strainer removed. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of the cut-off proper taken from one side. Fig. 5, is a perspective view of the cut-ofl ltaken from the opposite side of Fig. 4. Fig. 6, is a lan view of the blank of the mainpipe. ig. 7, is a plan view of a detail. Fig. 8, is a plan view of the valve. Fig. 9, is a plan view of the blank from which is formed the waste spout. Fig. 10 is a modied form of a cut-off.

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in each of the figures.

Referring to the drawings 2 represents the body of the cut-olf and consists of a sheet metal pipe 5 cut away at 8 for purposes presently to appear. Against the inside of the body 5 is secured at an angle to the body a plate 10 shown in Fig. 6 and to one side of the body around the opening 8 is secured a waste-spout 12. This spout consists of a body with the ears or side plates 14 secured to the pipe 5 by the rivets 15 and also soldered to the pipe, and cut out in V shape at 16 and slightly bent towards each other so as to direct the water upon the screen. These ears or side plates furnish the walls or sides of the screen and strainer.

Against the inner side of the pipe 5 near its top is secured a screen 18 which extends downwardly at an angle to the pipe 5 and out some distance upon the top of the wastespout 12 to 20 and is set at a peculiar angle having a sharp incline from 22 to 24 and a gradual slant to 25, then a slight slant toward the end 26. i

By means of the peculiarbends in the screen and the position in which itis set, there is furnished more space between the surface of the screen and the edge 21 of the pipe so that there will be less liability of any clogging from the leaves and other debris. And since the screen projects from the body and extends some distance along thel upper surface of the spout 12, there Iwill be obtained a more extended surface for the screening of the water, and the screen will be securely sustained. Also the water will be fully screened before it passes into the cistern through the main pipe or into the waste through the spout and none of the leaves or debris can possibly b e carried either into the oistern or into the waste, preventing clogging of either pipe.

The screen is corrugated or ribbedv at 27 and surrounded by a binding border 28 which is crimped and the metal pressed in around each of the Wires that form the screen rigidly uniting the two. These crim s in binding border also form pockets for t e solder when soldered to the body,

lmaking the same to more firmlyv adhere.4

The points on the body of thepipe 5 are bent inward at 30 for the urpose of directing the water from the binding around the edge of the screen in towards the center of the screen.

. Within the spout 12 beneath the screen 18 is pivoted a valve or cut-off 32 which consists of sheet metal bent, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 and rounded at 34 to adapt it to engage beneath the plate 10, and prevent any water from escaping down the main-pipe when the cut-off is turned to direct the water into the waste-pipe 12. It is also rounded at 35 so that when the valve is turned to cut on" the passage of water through the spout 12 it will conform to the shape of the spout 12. It is also bent at both sides 36 and provided with holes or openings 37 through which the operating lever 38 passes.

The manner of securing the valve 32 on the' lever 38, consists in first cutting out an opening 29 provided with flanges 31 in the valve and then bending the lever 3,8 into an oval V shape at 40 and inserting the bent portion through the opening 29 and then pressing' the flanges 31 between the bend 40; thus closing the opening 29. This does away with all the solder or other securing means and rigidly holds the valve 32 u on the lever 38. The 1ever 38 passes throug the openings on the sides 36 of the valve and is pivoted through the sides of the spout 12. The handle 42 is bent with a hook 43 adapted to engage and be inserted in a hole 44 in the spout 12 and the hole 45 in one of the ears 14, so that when the cut-off crosses the passage from the main-pipe into the spout 12, the valve will be locked by the insertion of the hook 43 in the hole 45 and when it is opened for the passage of the water through the s out 12 it will be locked by engagement wit the hole 44. It will be seen by this mode of construction of the valve and attachment of the valve to the lever that there will be no danger of the valve becoming loosened or affected by freeing and will always be rigidly secured to the lever. It will also be evident by this mode of constructing the lever and pivoting it in the spout, that the valve will be securely locked whether it be opened or closed.

In Fig. 10 is shown a modified form of a cut-off having the same valve 32 mounted on the same lever, but the main-pipe is bentat 50 and lower down the pipe 1s still further .bent at 52 making an inverted Y shaped cuto. The spout is attached to the main pipe by the ears 14 and the screen 18 is set in the same manner as in the other figures. The valve 32 is pivoted so as to close and open the spout and main-pipe, but the locking holes or openings 44 and 45 with which the lever engages are, one through the main-pipe and one through the spout.

Among the advantages of my invention over my former invention are the construction of the screen and the manner of setting it in the cut-off; the valve and the mode of securing it to the lever together with means for locking the same, and the spout for carrying away the water, provided with ears forming the walls of the screen and also rigidly sustaining one end of the screen, or strainer which projects from the body and in the described position that furnishes better and more extended means for screening the water. Another advantage will be noticed that by means of the bent ortion 30 of the mainipe the water and ebris are all directe toward the center of the screen causing a large saving of water and less liability of clogging.

Having now described my invention what I claim is:

1. In a cut off, a main ipe formed with an opening in its front wall a tubular waste pipe secured at one of its ends to the main pipe surrounding the lower portion of the opening therein, integral side walls bent up from the upper wall of the waste pipe thereby forming an intermediate opening in the upper portion of the waste pipe, a screen secured to the rear wall of the main pipe and extending through the upper portion of the opening therein between said side wal/ls and covering the opening in the upper portion of the waste pipe.

2. In a cut o, a main pipe formed with an opening in its front wall, a tubular waste ipe secured at one of its ends around the ower portion of the opening in the main pipe, and being provided with an opening in its upper wall communicating with the opening in the main pipe,'and integral side walls for the opening in the waste pipe extending above the top wall of said waste pipe and formed of bent up portions of the top wall of the said waste pi e.

3. In a cut o a casing, a valve therein and an operating lever therefor, said valve being formed with a flanged opening, said lever bein bent to form a doubled portion, said doub ed portion being inserted in said opening and secured by said flanges.

4. In a cut off, a casing, a valve therein and an operating lever therefor, said valve being formed with a fianged opening, said lever being doubled upon itself to form a bent portion, said bent portion being inserted in said opening and secured by said flanges, said flanges being disposed between the doubled portion of the lever.

5. In a cut off, a main pipe, a waste pipe secured to the main pipe, a valve provided with three openings one flanged substantially at the center, said valve being set at the junction of the main pipe and waste pipe and being adapted to be oscillated to open or close the main ipe and waste pipe, a lever having its endg, passed through two of said openings and through one of said pipes, the central portion of the levery being formed with a bent portion and secured by closing the said flanges upon the saine.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH A. YOUNG. Witnesses:

M. M. CADY, CHAs. E. BooK. 

